All I can say is that sometimes it works, sometimes it don't. I have a 190, a 5300 passive matrix and a 5300 active matrix. I have a 24mb (?) module that works just fine in the 190 and the passive matrix 5300. Same module 'sad macs' the active matrix machine. There IS a difference... And the memory suppliers usually note that there is a difference...
Jim Wayne Yarnall wrote: > > Donna, > > Check Apple Spec for limits of memory for computers. > > The 190 is the same physical shape of the 5300 but the mother boards are different. > > The 190 board is designed for 32 MB. max memory module and has either 4 mb or 8 MB >on the mother board. > > The 5300 is limited to 64 MB ram total with 8 or 16 on the mother board, so max >expansion module is 56 MB. > > It has nothing to do with addressing ranges, just the design of the logic boards. > > Wayne > > >Can someone illuminate me why PB 5300 56MB module would not work in a PB > >190. From my emails with memoryx.xom ( below) they evidently are the same > >physical format. he says it would fit, but it would not work. Is there > >something about addressing that precludes this, like the SE/30 's not being > >able to see beyond 16MB (I think) without MODE32? > >Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm > > > >> From: "Kelvin Penny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:33:46 -0800 > >> To: Donna Hood Pointer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Memory for PB 190 and PB 5300 > >> > >> Hello, yes it would fit , but it will not work. Max is 32MB. 190 memory > >> will work in a 5300 but not the other way around. > >> > >> Sorry. > >> > >>> Does it look exactly the same? Do you think they are interchangeable > >>> physically (i.e. would they plug in to the same type of connector and > >> fit in > >>> the same space? > >>> Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
